title: Syndromes associated with congenital facial paralysis.
abstract: Thirty-five of 1,488 pediatric otologic cases had congenital facial nerve weakness. A cause was generally not found, but two probably had nuclear dysgenesis; one may have had an intracanalicular lesion; two cases resulted from teratogens, one from poor intrauterine environment, and three from genetic complications. Five had total unilateral paralysis; one had bilateral palsy. Frequent associated anomalies were microtiaatresia, hemifacial microsomia, facial clefts, Moebius syndrome, and congenital conductive sensorineural loss.
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital; D005260:Female; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000150:complications; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome